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J. DRINKWATER.

v Horse Hay-Fork.

No. 79,328. Patented June 30, 1868.

JAMES DR INKWATER, OF ADAMS, OHIO.

Letters Patent No. 79,328, dated June 30, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT, IN HORSE HAY-FORKS.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONOERNz' Be it knoivn that I, JAMES DRINKWATER, ofAdams, in the county of Seneca, and in the State of Ohio,-

have invented certain new and usefullmprovements in :Horse Hay-Forks;;and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being made to the accotnpnnying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

In the anneized drawings, forming part of this specification- Figure 1is a. front vieii', and

Figure 2 is a side view of my invention.

A represents the outside frame of the hay-fork, to which are fastenedtwo stationery rodsfB B. At the ends of these rods, hooks or teeth 0 Care hinged, which are worked by meitns of movable rods D I), passingthrongh the cross-bar of the frame A, at the places m arked E E, to aninside frame, F. On the side of this inner frame F is a spring, I, whichholds a latch, H, into the notch L, cut for it. The latch H is fastenedto a movable handle, G, on' top of theoutside frame A.

The movable rods extended, form, with the stationary rods B and teeth 0,the tines of the fork, which is operated as follows: To enter the hay,throw the handle G down, which extends the rods D; then pull up, and theinside frnmc F, with the rods D, will be raised so that the hay catcheson the teeth 0.

To drop the hay, pull the trigger K, which is fastened on the oppositeside of frame F from the spring I. This will press the latch H out fromthe notch L,'thereby causing the whole inside frame, F, to fall,extending the teeth 0 hy'mea. ns of the rods D.

, Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure hylletters Patent, is+- The combination of the handleG, latch H, spring I, notch L, and trigger K, with the hay-fork, ashe'tin described, for operating substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereuntoset my hend,this 8th day of April, 1868.

JAMES DRINKWATER.

Witnesses:

R. ATKINS, HENRY Gnoss.

